Belma Jane Thompson Cubster, 83, completed her walk on this earth on May 20, 2012. Granny B, as she was known to her friends, loved people and all of her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luzene Rattler and Sherman Thompson; sister, Susie Cothren, and brother, Franklin Thompson.
She is survived by her children; daughters, Rose Mays of Louisiana, Kathy Teesateskie and husband Fred of Robbinsville, Patty Buchanan and husband Omer of Cherokee, Lisa Beatty and husband Gerard of Louisiana; sons, John Kanott of Tennessee, Keith George of Murphy, and Jamile (Dena) Shaheen of Colorado; 31 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Lucille Brendle of Marble, and brother, Edison Thompson of Cherokee, and special friends, Jimmy and Anne Queen and Ronnie and Evelyn Carr.
The visitation will be Wednesday May 23, 2012 from 6-9pm at the Chapel of Long House Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Thursday, May 24 at 11am, also at the Long House Chapel. Burial will follow at the Birdtown Cemetery.
The Rev. James “Bo” Parris will officiate. Pall bearers will be friends and family.
Long House Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. An on-line memorial book is available at www.longhousefuneralhome.com.